List of abbreviations 7

1. The basics: osseointegration 8

2. The basics: the peri-implant mucosa 10

3. The basics: surgical anatomy of the mandible 12

4. The basics: surgical anatomy of the maxilla 14

5. The basics: bone shape and quality 16

6. Implant macrostructure: shapes and dimensions 18

7. Implant macrostructure: implant/abutment connection 20

8. Implant microstructure: implant surfaces 22

9. Success, failure, complications, and survival 24

10. The implant team 26

11. Patient evaluation: medical evaluation form and laboratory tests 28

12. Patient evaluation: the patient at risk for surgery 30

13. Patient evaluation: the patient at risk for dental implant failure 32

14. Patient evaluation: local risk factors 34

15. Patient evaluation: dental history 36

16. Patient evaluation: dental implants in periodontally compromised patients 38

17. Patient evaluation: esthetic considerations 40

18. Patient evaluation: surgical considerations 42

19. Patient evaluation: surgical template 44

20. Patient evaluation: imaging techniques 46

21. Patient records 48

22. The pretreatment phase 50

23. Treatment planning: implant selection 52

24. Treatment planning: the provisional phase 54

25. Treatment planning: immediate, early, and delayed loading 56

26. Treatment planning: single-tooth replacement 58

27. Treatment planning: implant-supported fixed partial denture 60

28. Treatment planning: fully edentulous patients 62

29. Treatment planning: edentulous mandible 64

30. Treatment planning: edentulous maxilla 66

31. Surgical environment and instrumentation 68

32. Surgical techniques: socket preservation 70

33. Surgical techniques: the standard protocol 72

34. Surgical techniques: implants placed in postextraction sites 74

35. Surgical techniques: computer-guided surgery 76

36. Bone augmentation: one-stage/simultaneous approach versus two-stage/staged approach 78

37. Bone augmentation: guided bone regeneration 80

38. Bone augmentation: grafts materials 82

39. Bone augmentation: block bone grafts 84

40. Bone augmentation: split osteotomy (split ridge technique) 86

41. Bone augmentation: sinus floor elevation 88

42. Bone augmentation: alveolar distraction osteogenesis 90

43. Soft tissue augmentation 92

44. Dental implants in orthodontic patients 94

45. Prescriptions in standard procedure 96

46. Postoperative management 98

47. Life-threatening surgical complications 100

48. Surgical complication 102

49. Dental implant maintenance 104

50. Peri-implant diseases 106

Appendices 109

A. Glossary 109

B. Basic surgical table and instrumentation 111

C. Preparation of the members of the sterile team 112

D. Medical history form 113

E. Consent form for dental implant surgery 118

F. Postoperative patient records: stage 1 121

G. Postoperative patient records: stage 2 122

H. Postoperative instructions 123

I. Treatment planning: fully edentulous patient 125

J. Overdenture supported by two implants: surgical procedure 127

K. Overdenture supported by two implants: prosthetic procedure 128

L. Fixed prosthesis (mandible) supported by four implants 129

M. Fixed prosthesis (maxilla) supported by four implants 130

N. Bone regeneration 131

References and further reading 132

Index 139